The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-13
WHITE RIVER UTES.
They Make a Break and
Threaten Trouble.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF rwoBUcKs
Colorado Talks Sassy and Show,
Signs OF Becoming "Good
Indian"
The White River Utes on the warpa.h

The White River Utes on the Warpash
DENVER, Colo, August IL. = Wild
rumors reached here this afternoon
that the White River Utes had again
taken the warpath, with Colorow at the
head of the war party, and were
slaughtering settlers. Governor Adams
received the following telegram: Pr
"GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo,
August II, 1887.
To Governor adams:
The White River Utes are In force above
Meeker. They have fired on the citizens
and sent runners to the Uintah Agency for q
war party. Colorow is at the head of the
Utes The citizens are abandoning their
ranches and concentrating at Meeker. Can't
you help US, and, also, have government
troops at Uintah put in motion? We espe-
cially need arms and ammunition. Glen
wood is our nearest Geographic point, An
county commissioners. (Signed,l
w. Il. CLARK,
Mayor of Meeker.
A. J. GREGORY, County Commissioner
L. B. BRASHER, Secretary of Stock Grow
era Association"
One of the first acts of Governor
Adams was to telegraph to the War
Department at Washington, and asked
the department to telegraph q reply
Immediately, stating what the inten
tons of the department would be. The
governor then telegraphed a reply to
the message from Glenwood Springs as
follows:
DENVER, August II, 1887.
Mayor Of GIenVood Springs:
Send to me everything relgting to the Ute
Indian outbreak at Meeker, fully and
promptly. ALVA ADAMS,
Governor of Colorado.
No further news has been received up
to $50 pm, but is expected moment
arily.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
DENVER, Col, August PA special
from GIenwood Springs, the nearest
telegraph point to the White River
Agency, says: The last jury indicted
two of Colorow's bucks for horse steal
ing. Three or four days since, Sheriff
Kendall, with small posse OF men,
arrest the bucks, who, with number OF
this band of renegade Indians are in
the vicinity of Meeker, close to the
scene of the Meeker massacre.
This morning q courier from there
arrived in town with the reQuisition of
the Mayor of Meeker, on the Mayor of
Glenwood Springs for arms and ammu-
milton. Several men, with about forty
Wlnchesters, started at once. The
courier reports that the sheriff and
posse went to the camp and
DEMANDED THE TWO BUCKS
from Chief CoIorow. The old renegade
refused to surrender them to the
sheriff or allow them to be arrested
swearing by his forefathers that "Me
heap big Injun. Own whole country.
Damn sheriff. Damn law. Damn
white man. No arrest Injun." They
began firing on the sheriff's men and it
was returned killing one Indian. The
Indians retired to the brush and kept
up the firing, shooting at everyone.
They have now gathered their whole
band together, which consisted of fifty
or sixty warriors. They have sent to
the agency for more of these renegades,
who will join them if not prevented,
Serious trouble is feared, as
ooLoRoW IS THREATENING DESTRUCTION
and to go on the warpath.
Kendall is now camped in close
vicinity, awaiting reinforcements. 1t is
safe to say that, unless they shake the
dust of Garfield County from their
moccassins and get back to the agency,
the two bucks will be arrested. Ken
dali is a brave and fearless man,
and an Indian fighter since 1859.
He has with him Philip Foote,
and other choice spirits, who don't fear
even his Satanic Majesty, and is being
Joined by White River cowboys, who
have no love for the Indians. Colorow
himself is liable to be
MADE "GooD INDIAN"
If he is not careful. There are White
River Utes who belong to the Uintah
Agency in Utah, but they have per
sistently refused to stay on the reserva--
ton. For years they have been roam
ing over the western part of the State,
stealing cattle and killing game and an
moving settlers. Repeated appeals have
been made to keep these renegades on
the reservation, but in vain. Colorow
has bid Fdefiance to the agent and
everyone else. The settlers were justly
indignant, and but little will arouse
their slumber1ng wrath. They are de-
termined these Indians shall be ar
rested and made to obey the laws.